This unit, intended for high school use, examines the role of women in India as portrayed in selected literature. The books used include: (1) "Women in India: Two Perspectives" (Doranne Jacobson; Susan S. Wadley); (2) "Through Indian Eyes, Volume l. The Wheel of Life" (Donald J. Johnson, Ed.; Jean E. Johnson, Ed.); (3) "Nectar in a Sieve" (Kamala Markandaya); (4) "Jasmine" (Bharati Mukherjee); and (5) "May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons" (Elisabeth Bumiller). Suggested questions to focus each reading are provided. (EH)